On March 22th the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced the official land prices as of January 1st, 2016. The data points to a 0.1% increase to the nationwide price average (for all land usage) which is a turn...

Office relocation demand in Tokyo such as for consolidating offices dispersed in different places remain continuously at a high level. Overall, the decrease in the total office vacancies have become remarkable especially in the center of...

Standard Land Price for Tokyo in 2015 sees a 3 year consecutive increase; commercial facilities and hotels are playing leading roles in the increasing prices in central Tokyo
On Sept.16 the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and...

On July 1 the National Tax Agency released the average roadside land price in 2015 (as of January 1) and it has risen in 10 Prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi. That is an increase in 2 more prefectures compared to last year an...

The price of condominiums and offices in Japan is looking comparatively cheap in the international market. According to a private research organization, the price of a newly-built condominium in Tokyo as of April 1, 2015 is less than ha...

Our real estate service was introduced by a Japanese national TV news program, “Super News(スーパーニュース)” on Fuji TV, February 26th and “Tokudane (特ダネ ) ” on Fuji TV, March 11th. The contents covered by both programs were about the recent in...

On March 18th the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced the official land prices as of January 1st, 2015. The data points to an end to the 7 year consecutive nation-wide drop in commercial area prices, and als...

Demand in office relocation in Tokyo remain high this year. Companies looking to expand are leasing larger office spaces expecting an economic recovery and preparing for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. With this trend the polarization of ren...

On Sept.19 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced the standard land prices for the designated points nationwide. Prior to this on Sept.18, Tokyo Metropolitan Government also announced the land prices in Tokyo....

On July 1 the National Tax Agency released the average roadside land price in 2014 (as of January 1) and all the areas around Tokyo rose. The price average in Tokyo rose 1.8%; it was the first increase in prices since 2008.
Though the...

The vacancy rate is declining in the lease office market in Tokyo. Move-ins to new office buildings in Otemachi and Marunouchi areas have completed their first initial round up to optimal occupancy. Many companies still increasing their...

Official Land Prices in 2014 increased in the Three Major City Areas for the First Time in Six Years
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced the official land price as of January 1st, 2014, which indica...

On Sept.19 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced the standard land price.
The standard land price is the price of land per 1 square meter that is evaluated for each selected point of land as of July 1st. It is...

Ever since the Abe Administration commenced at the end of last year, stock prices have risen and the Japanese yen has depreciated. The Japanese economy has recovered to the status it was prior to the “Lehman Shock” in 2008.
The “Ab...

In 2012, the number of secondhand apartment contracts closed was the most ever recorded over one year, and showed an increase for the first time in three years.
The Real Estate Information Network for East Japan published “the Real E...

A real estate research firm announced “the Apartment PBR Ranking in 2012″.“Apartment PBR” is the index that indicates the price increase rate of the apartments sold within the certain time period compared to the time of initial sales....

According to the market price survey conducted every quarter, the recent survey (from April through June, 2012) indicated the market price of the previously owned apartment declined by 1.1% in comparison to preceding quarter. The dep...

Plaza Homes lists luxurious rental residences mainly around central Tokyo and some suburb areas where many foreign expats reside as well as the rental property market data of the properties geared towards foreigners on our website....

Japan Real Estate Institute publicized their research result on “Real Estate Market Index (Late 2011: July through December 2011) that investigated the market trend of apartments within the Tokyo 23-wards area.
The research collec...

This indicates the transaction price trend of used apartments sales publicized by the Real Estate Information NetWork System designated by MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism).
In the last half year of 2011...

Expat Housing in Tokyo

The Market Rate for Rents for Expat Standard Properties in Tokyo

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